This 20-page pocket collection reprints all seven pages of the backup
story from Marvel Age Spider-Man #7, it has four pages of story from
Marvel Age Fantastic Four #1, three pages from Marvel Age: Spider-Man
Team-Up #2, and a couple of pages from Marvel Age Hulk #2. The rest
is advertising and such like, plus a page of "Marvel's Halloween Safety
Tips".

The safety tips are all very practical, but some are a bit sad, for example -
"Bring candy home to be inspected before eating anything." Just how did
the world get to be this way? I guess it's a good sign that Halloween
is still happening. Of course, when we see the first rash of lawsuits
made by obese kids against people who gave them candy, then Halloween
will probably vanish pretty quickly, I suppose. Until then, I say make the
most of it, and scarf down that sugar until ya throw up!

In General...

Personally, I despise the whole "Marvel Age" concept. The whole idea is
anathema to me--it just makes me feel vaguely ill. Hence, when it comes
to chosing a rating, we're starting from the one-web mark here! On the
other hand, I love those little ashcans, and it's pretty cool of Marvel to
give stuff away for Halloween.

Yeah, it's a nice idea - but the Marvel Age material still sucks. I guess the
Marvel Age stuff must actually be working pretty well, and it is Marvel's job to
make money, not just to please old-time fans like me. Still, it's a shame that
they didn't decide to use material from Amazing Fantasy (Vol. 2), or from Mary
Jane instead. Of course, with Mary Jane's title on hold, maybe that's not a
realistic expectation right now.

Overall Rating...

I don't know how long this Marvel Age stuff is going to hang around, but don't
count on me to go encouraging it. I'll give it an extra half-web because it's
free, and because the ashcan format is cool. But that's still only 1.5 webs,
which is still a crappy rating.

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